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The relationship between methodological quality and the use of retracted publications in evidence syntheses.
Bakker, Caitlin J; Theis-Mahon, Nicole; Brown, Sarah Jane; Zeegers, Maurice P.
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  • Bakker CJ; Dr. John Archer Library and Archives, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Parkway, Regina, SK, S4S 0A2, Canada. caitlin.bakker@uregina.ca.
  • Theis-Mahon N; Department of Epidemiology, School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolisms, Care and Health Research Institute, Maastricht University Medical Center +, PO Box 616, 6200, MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands. caitlin.bakker@uregina.ca.
  • Brown SJ; Health Sciences Libraries, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Phillips-Wangensteen Building, 516 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
  • Zeegers MP; Health Sciences Libraries, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Phillips-Wangensteen Building, 516 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
Syst Rev ; 12(1): 168, 2023 09 20.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37730590
BACKGROUND: Evidence syntheses cite retracted publications. However, citation is not necessarily endorsement, as authors may be criticizing or refuting its findings. We investigated the sentiment of these citations-whether they were critical or supportive-and associations with the methodological quality of the evidence synthesis, reason for the retraction, and time between publication and retraction. METHODS: Using a sample of 286 evidence syntheses containing 324 citations to retracted publications in the field of pharmacy, we used AMSTAR-2 to assess methodological quality. We used scite.ai and a human screener to determine citation sentiment. We conducted a Pearson's chi-square test to assess associations between citation sentiment, methodological quality, and reason for retraction, and one-way ANOVAs to investigate association between time, methodological quality, and citation sentiment. RESULTS: Almost 70% of the evidence syntheses in our sample were of critically low quality. We found that these critically low-quality evidence syntheses were more associated with positive statements while high-quality evidence syntheses were more associated with negative citation of retracted publications. In our sample of 324 citations, 20.4% of citations to retracted publications noted that the publication had been retracted. CONCLUSION: The association between high-quality evidence syntheses and recognition of a publication's retracted status may indicate that best practices are sufficient. However, the volume of critically low-quality evidence syntheses ultimately perpetuates the citation of retracted publications with no indication of their retracted status. Strengthening journal requirements around the quality of evidence syntheses may lessen the inappropriate citation of retracted publications.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Farmacias / Servicios Farmacéuticos Tipo de estudio: Guideline / Policy_brief Aspecto: Implementation_research Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Syst Rev Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Canadá Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Farmacias / Servicios Farmacéuticos Tipo de estudio: Guideline / Policy_brief Aspecto: Implementation_research Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Syst Rev Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Canadá Pais de publicación: Reino Unido